Mike_Rupp said:Is this any different than Facebook? Wasn't there an article recently that said that FB collects data on your computer's browsing history even when logged out of FB? Then, the little douchebag Zuckerburg had the stones to say he didn't realize that FB did that?
The simple fact is that the players on the net want to gather your history and use it in a way to sell you more stuff.
Mike_Rupp said:Chris, you obviously know much more than I do about techie stuff. Please explain to me how Facebook recommends people to friend with whom the only way I've ever had any contact on my computer is by an email? Mind you, I run Apple Mail to access my email and don't do so in a web browser.
These people are not in my Yahoo address book, nor are they in my address book on my iMac.
In my mind, FB is a virus.
brian4d said:I know this wasn't directed at me but I'd like a shot. I belive they look at your friends, and your friends friends and develop a hypithicital circle that you may or may not be involved with. Ever notice it suggests friends that you have no clue who they are? Ever notice sometimes you do know that person but have no intention of ever adding them?
Mike_Rupp said:I've thought of that as well. In my case, it is a parent of one of my children's friends. We are completely removed from one another. I am not friends on FB with anyone even remotely related to this person. Virtually none of my friends on FB are from the Seattle area.
You are probably right, but when these things happen, I get suspicious.
knewsom said:If you've ever synched your address book with fb, even on your phone, it's definitely a two way street.
It reminded me of a conversation I had with my professor many years ago. While telling him about a newly (for me) found way around some of Detroit's finest places, I said that the route "was not only the shortest, it was also the fastest."Mike_Rupp said:Again, you are probably right, but I usually believe the straightest way between two points is a straight line.